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GCSE results 2026: English and maths pass rates down for fifth straight year
This year’s GCSE results also reveal that the regional divide in England in attainment continued to widen while the gender gap narrowed
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ITT: Primary applications plummet by a fifth
Applications to secondary teacher training fall below last year as primary applications sink
School leaders warn Keegan they still expect 15% teacher pay rise
The NAHT school leaders' union has written to Gillian Keegan today confirming it is seeking a 15% pay rise for 2023 in its ongoing dispute with the government
Need to know: DfE’s latest guidance for early career teachers
The DfE has updated its guidance for Early Career Framework induction for next academic year. Here's what's changing
Ambition’s Tom Rees named CEO of major multi-academy trust
Mr Rees, a former headteacher, joins Ormiston Academies Trust from Ambition Institute
Scotland’s per-pupil spend highest in UK, but effects unclear
Per-pupil funding for schools in Scotland this year is more than 18 per cent higher than in England, Wales and Northern Ireland, IFS research shows – largely because of early years investment
Revealed: the schools least visited by ministers
Since last January Department for Education ministers have been more likely to visit schools in France and Spain than in the South West of England, data seen by ÌÇÐÄVlog reveals
GCSEs 2023: Grading fears amid high exam student absence
Former schools minister warns of 'grave concern' over Year 11 absence rates as exam grading standards return to pre-pandemic levels
Ofsted crisis: ‘Olive branch’ not enough to salvage trust
Ofsted chief Amanda Spielman seeks to address concerns over safeguarding judgements and the watchdog's complaints process
Teacher assessment ‘impossible’ amid ChatGPT rise
Think tank report suggests AI will make it impossible to guard against cheating and trust coursework grades
Gibb: Ofsted and DfE to ‘look at’ limiting judgements
Schools minister says the government and inspectorate would consider if limiting judgements on safeguarding are right approach after concern raised about schools being downgraded
Funding cut for disadvantaged pupils in Northern Ireland
Decision to scrap Extended Schools Programme has been described as 'devastating', and critics say Northern Ireland pupils' education seems less valued than in the rest of the UK
Exam reform report highlights Scottish teachers’ workload concerns
Despite widespread support for reform of qualifications and assessment, Hayward review analysis finds many competing views about what that should entail
Suspensions up by nearly a quarter since pandemic
The number of suspensions being made by schools has jumped since the pandemic, but permanent exclusions are down, data shows
A third of schools not using catch-up cash
Schools minister urges all eligible schools to use National Tutoring Programme funding 'as exam season approaches', but heads' leader warns that subsidy rules and tight budgets are preventing take-up
Heads to vote over strike action
The Association of School and College Leaders said today that it would ballot members over national strike action for the first time in its history
Trust body urges DfE to delay 32.5-hour school week plan
Confederation of School Trusts voices concerns over government plan for minimum length of the school week that is expected to be adhered to from September
Just 23% of teachers would ‘certainly’ train to teach again
Teacher Tapp data suggests the cost-of-living crisis is causing many teachers to question their career choice
Ditch or delay 32.5-hour rule, heads tell Gibb
Many heads have assumed the 'misguided' policy had been dropped after a year-long wait for guidance, say union bosses in joint letter
Scotland to rejoin Timss and Pirls international education surveys
First minister Humza Yousaf reverses 2010 decision to exit Timss and Pirls, which left Pisa as the only major international comparative study scrutinising Scottish education
Strikes: NEU teachers to help exam groups on site ‘in extremis’
Members attending school for part of strike day should get full pay – but are encouraged to donate it to union hardship fund under NEU guidance
Trainee educational psychologists ‘below minimum wage’
Scottish educational psychologists' body calls for an ‘immediate increase in funding’ to prevent trainees abandoning their studies
Safeguarding: ‘Third of teachers’ see rise in pupil neglect
Research reveals how the pandemic has 'left many children at an increased risk of abuse', charity boss warns
New education secretary writes open letter to Scotland’s teachers
Jenny Gilruth promises ‘real improvements’ out of the education reform process and to continue 'relentless focus' on closing the attainment gap
Strikes: Consider catch-up sessions, DfE advises schools
Advice on helping exam students affected by strikes comes after NEU announced further industrial action this term